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7.
Enter number of additional ELTs.
This particular number field represents the number of additional ELTs on
board an aircraft, beyond the primary ELT.
Enter “0” if there is only one ELT on-board, and “1”, “2”, etc., corresponding
to the number of additional ELTs installed on the aircraft.
8.
Tap “Done” when finished.
9.
Tap “ENTER” button on Program screen. The 24-digit hex code is shown at the
bottom of the screen, with the abbreviated 15-digit hex code below it.
10.
Tap the “Program” button to program the ELT.
11.
Ensure that screen shows “Programming Successful”.
12.
Verify ELT using “Sarcalc”, as described in Subsection 6.2.
4.7.5
Serial User / Aircraft Operator Designator (Short)
1.
Select ELT Baud rate.
2.
Select Protocol.
3.
Select Country Code.
4.
Go to Graffiti screen and tap on letter/numbers.
5.
Enter Aircraft Operator Designator - (three digit assigned code)
6.
Enter the COSPAS-SARSAT TAC number.
7.
Enter designated serial number (between 0 and 4095).
8.
Tap “Done” when finished.
9.
Tap “ENTER” button on Program screen. The 24-digit hex code is shown at the
bottom of the screen, with the abbreviated 15-digit hex code below it.
10.
Tap the “Program” button to program the ELT.
11.
Ensure that screen shows “Programming Successful”.
12.
Verify ELT using “Sarcalc”, as described in Subsection 6.2.
4.7.6
Aviation User / Tail Number / Location (Long)
1.
Select ELT Baud rate.
2.
Select Protocol
3.
Select Country Code
4.
Go to Graffiti Screen and tap on letter/numbers
5.
Enter the tail number of the aircraft, which is up to seven alphanumeric
characters.
Acceptable characters are letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), a hyphen (-), a
space ( ), and a slash (/).
If fewer characters are entered, that will be reflected in the final hex code.
Spaces are filled in on the left of the data.
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